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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 05:17 AM
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ever since i can remember driving my truck, even since around brand new in 2001 theres been a sound and it has slolwy grown in volume over the years, now to the point where i think i might think about investigating. its a hard noise to explain since ive heard it for so long i refer to it as the noise my truck makes now, its a sort of muffled squeking that seems to be coming from my front right suspension area. it happens everytime i hit anysort of uneveness in the road and if the truck bounces a little. i was also thinking maybe engine mounts but i checked those and they seem to be in good condition, any other ideas?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 10:30 AM
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here's a common squeak on the left (drivers side). https://dodgeforum.com/m_657737/tm.htm
try greasing all your fittings, there are a couple on each side.
if that doesn't help try to reproduce it by rocking, wiggling, bouncing it to find the noise
i've also tried squirting all moving parts, bushings, etc with wd40, sometimes that helps.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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Check to make sure the springs are seated properly. If that's what it is, top and bottom donuts may solve your squeak.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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When I go around corners I hear a 'popping' sound. It seems to be worse when it is cold out. Might this be a wheel bearing popping? I can't duplicate it by rocking the wheels really hard, only when I'm driving and get the weight transfer.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 01:55 AM
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i like the sounds of the dw40 , i checked the suspension all over again and its defintly no that.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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check your ball joints. mine were sqeaking like crazy. replaced all 4 now its smooth and quiet again.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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http://dodgeram.info/tsb/index.html check this site out, might help ya a little
 
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